Additional Information for Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park
Plant Life
Giant leather fern, Florida butterfly orchid, Green fly orchid, Erect prickly pear and Coontie.
Wildlife
Reptiles: Alligator, Box Turtle, Gopher Tortoise, and snakes can be found here. Some snakes include the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, Eastern King Snake, Coachwhip Snake, and many others.
Birds: Little Blue Heron, Reddish Egret, White ibis, Southern Bald Eagle, Osprey, Merlin, Black Rail American Oystercatcher, Royal Tern, Caspian Tern.
Reptiles: Alligator, Box Turtle, Gopher Tortoise, and snakes can be found here. Some snakes include the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, Eastern King Snake, Coachwhip Snake, and many others.
Birds: Little Blue Heron, Reddish Egret, White ibis, Southern Bald Eagle, Osprey, Merlin, Black Rail American Oystercatcher, Royal Tern, Caspian Tern.
Mammals: Otters, Gray Fox, and Raccoons, West Indian Manatee.
Remember: if you encounter an Alligator, snake, or any wild animal please admire it from a safe distance, do not try to approach it, and take only pictures.
Resources
Are you interested in learning more about the State Parks in Southwest Florida?
District 4’s biology staff continually monitors the biological aspects of our State Parks. Their effort includes scientific reports on flora and fauna found in our area and impacts on the environment from "civilization".
The reports are an excellent source of scientific information for school projects, or more advanced studies.
You can access all of the District 4 reports via the following link:
District 4 Biology Reports
Once there the reports are listed by year. After selecting the year group the reports are listed by title. Example: Select 1997 Annual Reports. Then select a report (they are titled by park and subject). Example: Werner Boyce SP –Gopher Tortoise Burrow Survey.
Then open the attached report.
Pets
Please see our General Parks Pet Policy for more information.
Links
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